Declan Burke
Declan Burke | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dec Burke 1972 (age 53–54) |
| Genres | Rock music |
| Instruments | Guitar, keyboards |
| Formerly of | Frost* |
Declan Burke (born 1972), known professionally as Dec Burke, is an Irish guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist.
Career
Burke began as a keyboard player, before moving to guitar.
With Frost*, Burke played guitar and performed as a vocalist.[1] He contributed to their 2008 album Experiments in Mass Appeal and their 2010 live album The Philadelphia Experiment. He also performed with Darwin's Radio as guitarist / vocalist, recording two albums; 2006's Eyes of the World and 2009's Template for a Generation.[2] Prior to Darwin's Radio, he played in a Rush tribute band called The Spirit of Rush.[3][4]
In 2010 he released his first solo production, the pop-prog album Destroy All Monsters. It received a 6/10 review in Classic Rock magazine, and a 2.5* review by Melodic.net.[5][6] Burke released his second solo album, "Paradigms & Storylines", in 2012, which received an 8/10 review in Powermetal.de.[7] Third solo album, Book of Secrets, was released in 2016 to positive reception from Prog magazine.[8] His fourth album released in 2021, Life in Two Dimensions, was described by Grant Moon writing for Prog as his "strongest solo album to date".[9]
He formed a trio, known as AudioPlastik, which released In the Head of a Maniac in 2015.[10][11]
In 2015, he joined the Dutch prog band Dilemma during the recordings of their second album Random Acts of Liberation.[12]
Discography
Darwin's Radio
- Eyes of the World (2006)
- Template for a Generation (2009)
- Experiments in Mass Appeal (2008)
- The Philadelphia Experiment (2010)
Audioplastik
- In the Head of a Maniac (2015)
Dilemma
- Random Acts of Liberation (2019)
Dec Burke
- Destroy All Monsters (2010; ProgRock Records)[13]
- Paradigms & Storylines (2011; Ritual Echo Records)
- Book of Secrets (2016; Festival Music)
- Life in Two Dimensions (2021; Gravity Dream Music)
References
- ↑ Lizandra Pronin (19 January 2009). "Frost*: Experiments In Mass Appeal". Território da Música (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2011. (in Portuguese)
- ↑ Bannink, Aad (September 2021). "Interview Dec Burke". Background Magazine.
- ↑ Fjørtoft, Henrik (2007). "Darwin's Radio Eyes of the World". Tarkus (review) (in Norwegian). No. 40. p. 28.
- ↑ Fjørtoft, Henrik (2009). "Darwin's Radio Template for a Generation". Tarkus (review) (in Norwegian). No. 51. p. 26. ISSN 0809-0971.
- ↑ Barton, Geoff (13 October 2010). "Prog Round-up: November 2010". Classic Rock.
- ↑ Roth, Kaj (13 October 2010). "Melodic Net Review: Dec Burke - Destroy all monsters". Melodic Net.
- ↑ Backes, Björn (6 February 2012). "Review - BURKE, DEC - Paradigms & Storylines". Powermetal.de. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
- ↑ Scharf, Natasha (16 August 2016). "Dec Burke - Book Of Secrets album review". Prog – via Loudersound.
- ↑ Moon, Grant (24 September 2021). "Dec Burke - Life in Two Dimensions: "a career best..."". Prog – via Loudersound.
- ↑ Scharf, Natasha (6 March 2015). "AudioPlastik: In The Head Of A Maniac". Prog. Archived from the original on 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
- ↑ "Interview with AudioPlastik". therocktologist.com. February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 July 2026. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- ↑ Veenhof, Herman (11 January 2019). "CD: Dilemma - Random Acts of Liberation". Nederlands Dagblad (in Dutch).
- ↑ "CD Review: Dec Burke, "Destroy All Monsters"". popdose.com. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original on 19 November 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2026.